The B.C. Ministry of Health has reported 817 new cases of novel coronavirus in the province since Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 13,371.
Between Friday and Saturday, 317 people were reported COVID-19 positive; 293 new cases were reported between Saturday and Sunday; and 207 cases were reported between Sunday and Monday.
The 300+ cases reported for Saturday is the highest ever daily case number the province has ever recorded.
In total, 4,428 of the cases are in the Vancouver Coastal Region, 7,529 in Fraser Health, 250 in Vancouver Island Health region, 639 in Interior Health, 383 in Northern Health region, and 88 people whose residence is outside of Canada.
The number of active cases has increased by 316 to 2,325 in B.C.
There are now a total of 77 people in hospital due to COVID-19, 26 of whom are in critical care — ICU or acute care units.
Three additional deaths were reported over the past three days, and the death toll is now at 259.
5,077 people are now in isolation and being monitored by public health officials after being exposed to COVID-19.
A total of 10,734 people have now recovered from novel coronavirus in B.C.
Outbreaks
Four new outbreaks were reported at health care facilities on the mainland since Friday, while three health care facility outbreaks have been declared over.
There remain a total of 19 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and two acute-care facilities that have active, ongoing outbreaks.
One community outbreak was reported in Surrey, and the outbreak at a FedEx office in Kelowna is now over.
According to Henry, two schools have shut down as a result of COVID-19 clusters in the Fraser Health and Interior health region.
There remain a number of ongoing COVID-19 exposure sites. B.C. residents are urged to check the BC CDC website for all public alerts about possible exposures to the virus.
Those who may have been exposed are asked to monitor their symptoms, reduce the number of contacts they have, and call 811 to get tested for the virus if they do develop symptoms.
Island Health region
No new COVID-19 case was reported in the Island Health region over the past three days.
There have been 250 total cases of COVID-19 in the region, six of whom have died.
Island Health reports that as of October 26, there are nine active cases on the Island.
- South Vancouver Island Active cases: 3, Total Cases: 95
- Central Vancouver Island Active cases: 5, Total Cases: 79
- North Vancouver Island Active cases: 1, Total Cases: 76
The COVID-19 case curve in Vancouver Island health region as of October 26 is represented below:
As of Friday there had been 764,099 novel coronavirus tests conducted across B.C., 92,927 of which were done in the Island Health region.
See all the latest updates about the global COVID-19 pandemic on Vancouver Island
The BCCDC has set up a 2019 novel coronavirus telephone information line at 1-833-784-4397 for those who have further questions about this disease.
Anyone concerned that they may have been exposed to, or are experiencing symptoms of the novel coronavirus, should contact their primary care provider, local public health office, or call 8-1-1.
The Province has also created the 1-888-COVID-19 line to connect British Columbians needing non-medical information about the pandemic.
As of the time of publication, the total number of COVID-19 patients worldwide has risen to 43,715,234.
Over 1,163,211 people have died from the illness and 32,105,581 have recovered.
